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TAIPEI--Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., also known as Foxconn, said Friday it has raised the basic salary of all assembly line workers in Shenzhen, China by 16 to 25 percent since Feb. 1. The statement comes amid on-site inspections being performed by the non-profit Fair Labor Association, requested by Apple Inc.

ATLANTA—Caterpillar plans to build a new assembly plant in Georgia, bringing an estimated 1,400 jobs to the state. The plant will be built in the Athens area.

SUPERIOR, MN—Kestrel is now hiring for positions at its new assembly plant here. The first 11 jobs are now posted on the company’s Web site. The company plans to hire 300 to 600 people over the next several years.

NEPHI, UT—Roger Boisjoly, the engineer who warned about a problem with the space shuttle Challenger’s solid rocket boosters before the disastrous launch in July 1985, died last month at age 73.

ALBANY, OR—A new factory here will produce super-fine carbon materials that can improve the performance of ultracapacitors, lead-acid batteries and other energy storage devices.

GRAND ISLAND, NE—Combine manufacturer CNH is appealing the $23.8 million propert tax valuation of its assembly plant here.

MONTGOMERY, AL—Hyundai Power Transformers has opened a new $108 million assembly plant here.

WASHINGTON—U.S. sales of machine tools totaled $5.5 billion for 2011, a 66.4 percent increase compared with 2010 sales.

SHANGHAI—After an online tip, an inspection of an electronics factory in Suzhou, China, found more than 10 children working there.

NEWARK, NJ—The FDA has ordered a manufacturer of dental implants to stop production after finding numerous quality control violations at the company’s assembly plant here.